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Follow Drinking Gourd

by Jeanette Winter

FictionFugitive slavesFugitive slaves in fictionJuvenile fictionSlaverySlavery in fictionUnderground railroadUnderground railroad in fiction

By following the directions in a song, "The Drinking Gourd," taught them by an old sailor named Peg Leg Joe, runaway slaves journey north along the Underground Railroad to freedom in Canada.

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Book data: Open Library